2024 Women of Influence: Alice Morical
Alice Morical served as lead attorney for the legal team of Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the physician who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio girl who had been raped.
Alice Morical served as lead attorney for the legal team of Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the physician who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio girl who had been raped.
Tamara Winfrey-Harris has been president of the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana for almost two years. In 2023, she oversaw an organizational assessment to develop a bold new strategy.
As president of DePauw University, Lori White oversees a campus of more than 1,900 students and 600 faculty and staff and a total annual budget of $115 million.
As CEO of Purdue Polytechnic High Schools, which opened in 2017, Keeanna Warren oversees the school system’s overall administration, educational programs, financial management and strategic direction.
Donna Walker leads Hoosier Energy, a not-for-profit electric generation and transmission cooperative that provides wholesale service to 18 member distribution cooperatives in central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.
Veteran broadcaster Anne Marie Tiernon anchors the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts on WTHR-TV Channel 13. Her job includes presenting enterprise special reports and covering Indiana newsmakers, Olympians and Olympic hopefuls.
Tanuja Singh became the 10th president of the University of Indianapolis in July 2023.
Julie Sharp leads the tax credit equity division at Merchants Capital, the real estate financing division of Merchants Bank.
Marci Reddick was a practicing attorney for 39 years, the last 21 of those at Taft, where she is now senior counsel after retiring from full-time practice at the end of 2021.
In her 2-1/2 years at Indiana University, Nancy Paton has established and launched the first university-wide marketing and communications strategy; modernized and restructured marketing/communications; launched an internationally award-winning brand strategy and national campaign that has resulted in strengthened awareness and reputation for IU; and helped drive increased student applications across all IU campuses and IU Online.
Mary Beth Oakes has more than 30 years of experience in the change-management consulting and office furniture industries.
Aimee O’Connor joined Thompson Thrift as vice president of property management in 2014. Previously, she had worked for Buckingham Cos. as senior property manager and CORE Realty Holdings Management as regional manager.
Comptroller Elise Nieshalla’s office is responsible for reporting on Indiana’s finances, and it does so in a 900-plus-page “Annual Comprehensive Financial Report”—a volume that, because of its length, is not widely read.
Sarah Myer provides strategic guidance and operational leadership to support Indiana Sports Corp. in its mission to impact the community through sports.
Dawn Moore oversees the strategic and operational management of pharmacy services within the Community Health Network.
Paula Moan oversees the growth and success of all lines of business for Stock Yards Bank & Trust in the Indianapolis region and surrounding areas.
Jennifer Miller has been a partner at KSM and co-leader of the firm’s Transaction Advisory Services Group since January 2023.
Gail Lowry leads Gleaners’ development team, overseeing the planning and implementation of a comprehensive fundraising program designed to strengthen and grow annual giving, support capital needs, and increase planned and endowment giving.
Nicole Lamb-Hale is a member of Cummins Inc.’s global leadership team, with global oversight and responsibility for the company’s legal matters.
Beth Keyser describes her role with Anthem as “being responsible for continually improving Hoosiers’ access to high-quality, affordable health care.”